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THE BATTLE OF BUFFALORA

... TURBIGO, JUNE 5, 11 A.M. The affair at Buffalora was the most brilliant which has hitherto taken place; it might be called the battle of Buffalora. The combination was to attack the place, which is of great strength, not only in front but likewise on the left flank from Turbigo. Some delay occurred in the movement of this column, and the result was that when the Grenadiers and Zouaves of the ...

Published: Saturday 18 June 1859
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 207 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

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... A MIDNIGHT DEAL.—It is related of the Marquis of Waterford that he purchased a horse from the late Mr. Keating of Garronlea, county Tipperary, in the night-time. Certainly the story is not impossible. It was as follows:—Mr. Keating was aroused about two in the morning, hearing a carriage driving rapidly to his door. He got up, and, approaching a window overlook- ing the entrance, asked, Who ...

Published: Saturday 18 June 1859
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 1314 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

PICKINGS FROM THE FOREIGN PAPERS

... M. AMEDEE ACHARD writes to the Debats from Montebello, that the number of French officers who paid for the victory with their blood was fifty-one, of whom eleven were killed and forty wounded. THE Siecle publishes the following as a com- munique:—The day after the Battle of Montebello the Austrians teproached a farmer belonging to the little village of Casatisma with not having told them that ...

Published: Saturday 04 June 1859
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 599 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

HORTICULTURE

... FFrom Bell's Weekly Messenger.] The weather has greatly improved, although at the time we are writing the wind still hangs in the east. The pro- cess of bedding out the stores of verbena, salvia, petunia, fuchsia, scarlet geranium, and all the tribe of soft, wooded plants, which furnish our flower-gardens with brilliant masses of flower during the autumnal months, should be pushed vigorously ...

Published: Saturday 04 June 1859
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 352 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

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... I-relanD. THE TIPPERARY ESTATES of Count Chabot were sold in the Landed Estates] Court on Friday in twenty-five lots, the whole producing £ 40,000. The rates of purchase were extremely high, beyond, in some instances,' the average prices realised in the land market. THE LATE WILLIAM FAG AN, ESQ., M.P for Cork, has left an estate of £2,000 a year, and £51,000 to his second son. His eldest son ...

Published: Saturday 11 June 1859
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 90 | Page: Page 4 | Tags: News 

THE BATTLE OF MELEGNANO

... TURIN, JUNE 11. Private letters have been received from Milan to the 9th inst. respecting the battle of Melegnano. On the arrival, of an Austrian division from Pavia the the fight began at midday. The enemy was strong'/ intrenched in the cemetery and in a farmhouse. Oar troops, under General Ladmirault, attacked these posi, tions. Our left wing took the chateau and then fell upon village. The ...

Published: Saturday 18 June 1859
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 162 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

SATURDAY, JUNE 11

... THE CRISIS.—The house met at 12 o'clock, when a very large number of members attended, in the expectation, which was, however, not fulfilled, that some ministerial statement would be made consequent upon the vote of the previous day. The Marquis of IIARTINGTON brought up the report on the address as amended, which was ordered to be presented to her Majesty by such members of the house as were ...

Published: Saturday 18 June 1859
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 199 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

INSURRECTION AT MILAN

... TURIN, JUNE 6. The municipality of Milan, delivered, in the presence of the Emperor at the headquarters to-day, the following address to the King: The municipality of Milan is proud of being able to make use of its most precious privilege in being the inter- preter of their fellow-citizens at this grave crisis. They are willing to renew the pact of 1848, and to proclaim again before the ...

Published: Saturday 11 June 1859
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 229 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

PRESENTATION OF THE FREEDOM OF THE CITY TO SIR J. LAWRENCE

... On Friday afternoon the Court of Common Council assembled at Guildhall, for the purpose of witnessing the presentation to Sir J. Lawrence of the freedom of the City, with a gold box,-value 100 guineas, agreeably to the resolution of the court of the 4th of March, 1858. The Lord Mayor presided. The Council Chamber had been handsomely fitted up for the occasion, an extensive daïs having been con ...

Published: Saturday 11 June 1859
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 667 | Page: Page 3 | Tags: News 

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... OUR POLICE SHEET.—A reference to our police report will show that the business last week was unusually light. It will, however, be amply made up this week, nearly 30 cases having to come before the bench. TBEVETHIIT CH-uitcir.-We understand that two or three baptisms by immersion will take place on Sunday next in our parish church, and we doubt not that many will avail themselves of an ...

Published: Saturday 11 June 1859
Newspaper: Pontypool Free Press
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 802 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News 

HOW GARIBALDI CROSSED THE TICINO

... A letter from Vercelli of the 30th of May says The manner in which Garibaldi crossed the Ticino and baffled the Austrians, who acted on information obtained by their spies, was curious, and may now be divulged without danger. He left Turin with 3,700 men, and the day after his departure he quitted Biella and proceeeded to Borgoma- nero, where he passed the night and part of the next day. He ...

Published: Saturday 11 June 1859
Newspaper: Pontypool Free Press
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 499 | Page: Page 2 | Tags: News 

CROSS ASH

... PETTY SESSIONS. [Before T. WAKEMAN, Esquire.] BuR&LARY.—Wiiham Pritchard was charged by P. Cormick with entering his house, by means of a ladder, after the rnai I servant. He received a good character, and as no felonious intent was proved, he was cautioned and discharged. ...

Published: Saturday 04 June 1859
Newspaper: Usk Observer
County: Monmouthshire, Wales
Type: Article | Words: 46 | Page: Page 1 | Tags: News